Author Question: A single transferable vote (STV) system a. is one where multiple candidates from the same ... (Read 58 times)

mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A single transferable vote (STV) system

a. is one where multiple candidates from the same political party compete against each other for the right to represent the party in a general election for a particular political office.
b. is an election in which the two candidates who receive the most votes in the first round compete in a second round.
c. combines preference voting with multi-member districts.
d. has voters casting votes for a particular party that play a role in the decision of which candidates receive the seats earned by that party.
e. is an electoral system in which voters cast their votes for political parties and the percentage of the vote that each party receives translates into the percentage of seats that the party receives in the legislature.

Question 2

Which system allows voters to rank candidates in a single-member or multi-member district race?

a. Principle of the first minority
b. Hybrid electoral system
c. Majoritarian systems
d. Primary election systems
e. Preference systems